Death of Mrs. L. F. Balster in Castle Grove Township
Mrs. L F Balster died Monday at John McDonald hospital Monticelo after a month long illness and a recent operation. Anna Heiken, born Castle Grove May 23 1884, married Lorenz F Balster Feb 15 1910 leaving six children and surviving relatives. Funeral was at the Lutheran church with burial in Prairie Hill cemetery.
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John McDonald Hospital
Monticelo
L. F. Balster
J. H. Heiken
Castle Grove
Lutheran Church Church
Lorenz F. Balster
I. A. Heiken
G. J. Heiken
Wayne
Lizale Barrack
Strawberry Point
Lutheran Church
Wolf
Prairie Hill
L. E. Black
Center Junction
Castle Grove Farm Bureau
Farmers Mutual Insurance Association
Henry Chisman
F. B. Gundlach
Gladys Hosford
Cedar Rapids
S. M. Hosford
Parlor
Anamosa
Mary Delay
Anna Supple
J. J
W. M. Delay
Hopkinton
John Hasler
C. A. MclLaughlin
Chicago
Mrs. Kramer Dies in Anamosa Home of Son
Onslow district notes report the death of Mrs. Kramer formerly Mrs. Millsap at her son Bert Millsap’s home in Anamosa last Thursday. Funeral and burial followed at South Mineral cemetery. The column also notes society events, visits, and local happenings including birthdays and local entertainment.
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Emily Reade
Lily Roberts
Roberts
Esther McDonald
Meade
Center Junction
Reave
Wyoming
Margaret Lozier
Frank Walker
Hutton-Walker
B. F. Walters
Chicago
Mildred Stickley
Cedar Rapids
John Heldt
Langscow
Line
Anamosa
Bert Garnett
Newell Vassar
Carroll Lightfoot
Arthur Noyes
Scotch Grove
F. K. Barnes
Carrie Mackrill
Sioux City
C. R. Wink
Rowe
C. R. Smith
C. B. Gridley
Joseph Chasson
Gee, Lyons
Lydia Lyons
W. B. Streeper
Sermon Series Continues at Scotch Grove Church
Rev. G O Long pastor of the Presbyterian church will preach the third sermon in a series on The Galilean Ministry next Sunday afternoon February 6. The first two sermons have been delivered.
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G. O. Long
the Presbyterian Church
Carsons Move From Scotch Grove to New Hopkinton Farm
A local note reports Mr and Mrs Chauncey Carson leaving Scotch Grove for a new home five miles from Hopkinton on a farm vacated by L Gearhart who relocates to Monticello. They are greatly missed and wishers extend health happiness and prosperity. A skating party series continues with a new wrinkle automobile skating. The McNeilly family reports illness among four children with two taken to Cedar Rapids for car trouble but are improving. Kiburz family relocates from Clay Mills to the former Schlemme farm nearby.
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Chauncey Carson
Scotch Grove
Hopkinton
L. Gearhart
Monticello
J. R. McNeilly
Cedar Rapids
Frank Kiburz
Clay Mills
Fritz Schlemme
Prairieburg Social Notes and Local Moves
Prairieburg residents report visits and travel as neighbors seek services in Anamosa and Central City. P A Wheat family moved into Paul's Pillard residence while Alfred O Connor relocates to Mill Peet farm. Conklins plan summer in Oregon with Mrs Butler and Chauncey. Drexler visits Omaha. McEvoy and Holub visit Manchester. Ruth Randall had dental work in the city.
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Connor
Vernon Conklin
Chauncey
Central City
Oregon
Mr. Conklin
Butler
Lester Drexler
Omaha
William McEvoy
Kate Holub
Manchester
Ruth Randall
City
Inside Information For The Busy Housewife
Practical tips for homemaking cover flavors for salads and desserts, fabric choices for children’s rompers, washing and ironing advice, early financial training for children, and selecting a durable kitchen cabinet with easy cleaning and well sized drawers. The guidance emphasizes simple, achievable tasks and practical home management.
Watch For Iowa Poultry Laboratory Salesmen
Iowa residents are warned about two men using the name Iowa Poultry Laboratory Des Moines C E McCabe and M G Holton. They fled a Des Moines hotel after failing to pay a bill and had prior fines for peddling drugs without a license near Badger Fort Dodge officials report. Additional sightings place them in southern Iowa amid a growing wave of complaints to prospective buyers.
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Iowa
Iowa Poultry Laboratory
Des Moines
Iowa Department of Agriculture
C. E. McCabe
M. G. Holton
Fort Dodge
Badger
War slogans and the Kaiser rumor debunked
The 1914 claim that Kaiser Wilhelm called England’s troops a contemptible little British army circulated in newspapers but was not authenticated. Investigations found it a worn war slogan rather than a factual quotation in the World War era.
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Kaiser William
England
Understanding through shared understanding and unity
A reflection on how mutual understanding builds trust and cooperation. The quotation emphasizes that knowing one another leads to understanding, trust, and collaborative effort toward common goals.
Five Hearts Bid Dominates Doubled Club Contract
The article digests bridge play when one side doubles and partners choose between leaving in the double or bidding their own suit. It analyzes a concrete hand where A should bid five hearts due to numerous hearts and a sure ace of clubs, arguing this aims to win game and rubber even if risked.
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A-Z
Five of clubs defensive opening in a bridge problem
In a no score rubber with Y bidding toward spades and Z to open, the best lead for Z is the five of clubs rather than spades. A club lead can force a defensive one trick and may defeat the contract, while spade leads risk allowing A B to make the contract. The analysis shows the value of the club lead to counter expected spade trumping and outlines intricate play to win or lose based on defender discards and responses.
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Ashe
Kitchen Cupboard hints on gardening and cooking
Practical tips from 1927 on growing lettuce and peas in a garden for summer harvest. Notes on preserving utensils, tarnish prevention, poison ivy remedies, and kitchen care with minor gardening and baking advice. Includes food economy ideas and casual household wisdom.
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Western Newspaper Union
Pin Oaks Planted In Honor Of Wartime Veterans
The Daughters of the American Revolution Green Woods chapter plant 12 pin oaks in memory of World War II veterans from Win sted Connecticut. The trees are registered on the honor roll of the American Tree Association.
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Green Woods
Daughters of the American Revolution
Winsted, Conn
American Tree Association
Lovers quarrel sent Luther Burbank west
The Kansas City Star recounts how a 1875 lovers quarrel steered botanist Luther Burbank toward California. He reflects on a faded romance with Mary, a youthful setback, and how their friendship endured across years and miles.
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Burbank
Luther Burbank
Horace Greeley
Mary
Tenn
California
Fiag
Massachusetts
Kansas City Star
Transition From Long to Round S in Printing History
A brief note traces the shift from the long s to the round s as the standard in printing. It credits John Bell of London for adopting the round s in 1775 in The British Theater and cites Benjamin Franklin in 1780 approving the change. The transition aligns with the American Revolution, and after 1800 the long s largely disappeared.
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John Bell
London
Phils
Benjjamin Franklin
Singing Kettles Celebrate Japanese Tea Traditions
The Japanese make tea kettles in many forms that sing when water boils. The sound, produced by steam bubbles under thin iron sheets, varies with kettle shape. Mastery of fire regulates the tune, a practice used for generations.
Good Heart Can Rout Hawks of Adversity
A brief excerpt from Turgenev's Poems in Prose describes a man walking a highway as sparrows below show courage while a hawk circles overhead. The narrator reassesses despair, choosing a good heart and resolve despite danger.
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Turgener
Natives Stand By Ju Ju Belief After Death Toll
A West Africa account in a medical journal reports thirteen native women were killed by lightning while sheltering under a galvanized shelter. Locals refused to remove bodies until a cleansing ceremony by thunder women. The European transport manager took the bodies to the mortuary and died three days later of yellow fever.
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Dbritshe Medical Journal
N O Medical
West Africa
Hiehtning
Au Inortiary
Teuropean
Accra
Thirteen at Table superstition origins linked to Loki and Balder
The article notes an old belief that thirteen at table is unlucky. It cites Cobham Brewer’s dictionary linking thirteen guests to Loki’s intrusion and Balder’s death, and mentions Christian allusions like the Last Supper, while claiming the superstition predates Christianity.
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Cobham Brewer's “Dictionary of
Vattulla
Loki
Balder
Let No Dog Bark by Elizabeth Ward Perkins
A narrator recalls a summer in New Hampshire at Lowell’s house. Morning Monadnock rises as silence breaks with a white-haired housemaid crawling over the piazza carrying a napkin. The incident occurs after a night of work and a quiet breakfast in a distant corner.
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Lowell
New Hampshire
Nature
Miss Lowell
Elizabeth Ward Perkins
Scribner's Magazine
Clinking Glasses Origins in Roman Gladiator Tales
The custom of clinking wine glasses began in Roman times among gladiators. Each fighter drank from a glass shared by a friend to prevent poisoning, then the practice shifted to a mere clink to signify friendship.
Mouse in the Pantry Sparks Funeral Wreath Talk
A child frets over making a wreath for a mouse in the pantry. The mother asks if they should buy a trap and what to do with the captured mouse. The exchange weighs humane treatment and ceremony for the animal.
Chevrolet Holds National Sales Meetings Across the United States
Chevrolet Motor Company launches an ambitious tour of national sales meetings for 1928 aimed at strengthening dealer relations and supporting a plan to exceed one million units in sales. R. H. Grant and H. J. Klingler lead two traveling groups covering 36 cities from New York on January 11 to Birmingham on March 22 with large stage shows and extensive dealer Q&A.
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Chevrolet Motor Company
Deaier
United States
R. H. Grant
H. J. Kingler
Grant
Mr. Klingler
New York
Birmington
Mr. Grant
Detroit
Chicago
D. E. Ralston
D. G. Frazer
W. G. Lewellen
Gus Ek
J. R. Rogers
D. A. Bathrick
W. D. Douglas
R. K. White
William A. Bless
J. P. Little
Sidney Corbett
Boston
Charlotte
Columbia
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Birmingham
Strassburg Cathedral Symbol Of Cross Cultural Power
Strassburg, Alsace capital, famed for its cathedral and pate de foie gras, noted for commercial and military importance. The four century building embodies a blend of northern France and German architectural styles, illustrating the city’s diverse influences.
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Strassburg
Alsace
Maxiinitin 1
National Geographic Society
France
Sharing troubles through chess and listening
A Toronto Stir piece argues that telling a friend about troubles can diminish them when both share burdens, comparing it to solving woes by focusing on another person’s worries. The article suggests mutual listening reduces stress rather than increasing it.
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Toronto
Infinitely More Feminine Dinner Dress Described
A Woman's Home Companion review praises a new Parts model as infinitely more feminine than corduroy trousers and high rubber boots, though the crumbled editor seems skeptical about the claim. The piece captures period fashion chatter and the magazine's promotional tone.
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Sid
We All Egotists and Self Confidence
Quote discusses egotism and self confidence as a belief in I. Purposeful action arises from this belief, suggesting without I there would be inaction.
The Past Is Present on Test and Treachery
The excerpt questions how to respond to a test caused by injustice and deceit. It laments lingering loyalty and disloyalty while reflecting on bygone days and the unsettled horizon ahead. The musings imply caution and doubt about future events and perceptions.
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Neoman
Mueterlinck
Extremely Ancient Eggs Found in Mongolia
An explorer cut his hand on a high elid and uncovered a line of egg shells in Mongolia. The shells, attributed to a prehistoric creature unknown to dinosaurs, are among the oldest ever found and were once used by ancient people to adorn women's necks.
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Mongolia
Experiences Never Lost We Are Beginning to Realize
The Chicago News notes that daily experiences thoughts and emotions form lasting photographic records on the brain. These impressions do not vanish but drop into the subconscious and remain on call for future use. Orison Swett Marden is quoted.
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Orison Swett Marden
Chicago News
Smell of garlic on trains linked to braking sparks
The garlic odor often noticed on subways is likely from the car’s electric brakes. Sparking in these brakes produces ozone with a garlic-like scent, not from passenger diet.
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